School:University College of Engineering JNTUK Narasaraopet
CONTENTS:
- Introduction to JNTUK
- Introduction to UCEN JNTUK
- Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship
- Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship
- Actively supporting the university technology transfer function
- Facilitating university-industry collaboration
- Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts
- Others
INTRODUCTION TO JNTUK
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada (JNTUK) was initially incepted with the name “The College of Engineering – Vizagapatnam” in 1946, spread over a sprawling campus of 110 acres in port city of Kakinada. The college became a constituent unit of JNTU Hyderabad in 1972. JNTUK has THREE Constituent colleges under its fold: University College of Engineering (autonomous) Kakinada, University College of Engineering Vizianagaram and University College of Engineering Narasaraopet. JNTUK has nearly 268 affiliated collegesunder the jurisdiction of 8 districts.
INTRODUCTION TO UCEN JNTUK
With the intention to provide quality and world class education to the aspiring students of Guntur, Prakasam, Ongole, Krishna and other near by districts NARASARAOPET TOWN is selected to establish UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (UCEN-JNTUK) in 2016. UCEN was established as per G.O.RT NO 122 dated 6-6-2016. In the very second year of its inception, the Andhra Pradesh state Government alloted 85.94 Acre land in Kakani village, 2Km from the holy hill Kotappakonda. Thedesign intake is 300 at 60 students per each of 5 branches, namely Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineeing, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering.
The College is temporarily located at NBT campus in Palnadu Road, Narasaraopet provided withboth Boys and Girls Hostels in the center of the town. The institute is offering corporate and Industrial Consultancy Services for quality material testing, compliance reports and testing programmes. Institute encourages the students to participate in technical competitions held in premier institutes like IITs and NITs. Sports, games and yoga are practiced daily by the students.
UCEN Library is the temple of books. Rs. 29 lakh was granted for the present Academic Year exclusively for the Library for Procuring technical books, and about 8000 Titles of General Books-Fiction, Autobiographies, Epics, Historical, and Competitive Exams are currently available. About 150 Computer Systems with latest configuration are procured for the State of art Computer Laboratory. Experienced and qualified faculty is the strength of the institute.
In Detail PROMOTING STUDENT INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Our college main mission "Is not to see students as job seekers but to see them as job creators". To achieve this vision our institution encourages students towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Our college collaborates withAPSSDC (Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation) which offers wide range opportunities to enhance skills and assists students in the fields of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. It comes up with various workshops and innovative programs to developAndhra Pradesh state as Hub of Innovation and to prosper Andhra Pradesh as a top state in India.UCEN is a hub of innovative and noval ideas. Various workshops and novel programmes are initiated to develop individually and socially.
Our University has various Operational Centres to promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship:
- Design Incubation Centre
- Design Innovation Centre
- Infrastructure Development Centre
- Research and Development Centre
There are a few instances to say that our students are more oriented towards innovation.
Green technology concepts "wealth from waste" is one of the best task initiated at UCEN. Generally in Chemistry Laboratory we discharge out acids and bases "A neutralization tank was constructed behind the Chemistry Laboratory to collect the effluents from the laboratory, an initiative probably the first in the country.
